It feels good to be back; seeing the kids, the vibe of the new year, getting into the routines, practice, practice, practice. "Go slow to go fast. " I heard that before from someone and I live by those words at the start of every year. It makes a huge difference in my year when the kids know what our classroom is all about and how we are going to operate together as a T.E.A.M. (together everyone achieves more). This is the time we discuss our goals for the year, which we call our Hopes and Dreams, and decide how we can all help each other reach our Hopes and Dreams, which are our classroom rules or norms.
I taught all day every day kindergarten before and I loved the shut up scene from Kindergarten cop. We have all probably had moments like this where we've felt like screaming, but we don't, instead that's when we can have our best teaching moments.
